I notice just a few of differences between St. Luke's (Lk 22:1-13) and St. Matthew's accounts of the preparations:
In St. Luke's version, Judas' motivation is not the anointing of Jesus, which is recorded much earlier in the gospel. (This was in the three verses immediately preceding the passage from the previous session.) St. Luke does specify, however, that it is important that this happen away from the crowds.
Also, in Luke's gospel, Jesus first tells the disciples to prepare the supper before they ask him where. In Matthew's, the disciples approach Jesus, knowing he is going to want to celebrate it somewhere. This actually makes sense, as this was likely not their first Passover together in Jerusalem.
Finally, St. Luke is more specific about how Jesus identified "a certain man," which was left vague by St. Matthew. Knowing now that it was common for women to retrieve the water, I find this detail interesting.
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